Hello, I built a computer some time ago, but started to really use it just recently. Despite having chosen parts that should be of good quality the system is not stable.
I am experiencing very strange and sudden resets of the whole computer. It is not regular at all and can be weeks between, but when it happens the computer just turns black and then starts to boot like normal. There is no Blue Screen in Windows, it is like the power just is lost. The Windows Eventlogs reports nothing connected to the problem.
The hardware setup is this:
CPU: Intel Core i7 860 (hyperthreading enabled in BIOS)
Motherboard: Asus P7P55D-E LX
Memory: 2x4 GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz
GPU: XFX Radeon HD5770 XT 1GB GDDR5
Power supply unit: Cooler Master Silent PRO ATX12V 2.3 600W
Harddisks: 3 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB (no raid)
Case: Antec P183
Case fans: Akasa Apache Black 120mm (replaced the built in)
CPU fan: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 PRO REV.2
The operating system is Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit. There is no overclocking done at the CPU. I use the MSI Afterburner to lower the GPU fan speed somewhat to decrease noise.
Things that I have tried to verify:
I have run the Windows offline Memtest, it reported no errors. Also several times loaded programs (VMs) that filled nearly the whole memory and had them running for days.
I have tested the CPU with Prime95 running 8-10 hours at maximum stress with no problems.
I have verified the CPU temperatures with Cpuid Hardware Monitor and they are on average at 40 C.
I have run both online CHKDSK tests of the disks and also a very extensive offline, with no reported errors. The test included checking each sector for errors. The disks has also been stressed by running performance tools like IOmeter in Windows.
The resets has happened just a few times, and the computer could be one for a week without any problems, so it is quite infrequent. I can no see no pattern at all.
I am experiencing very strange and sudden resets of the whole computer. It is not regular at all and can be weeks between, but when it happens the computer just turns black and then starts to boot like normal. There is no Blue Screen in Windows, it is like the power just is lost. The Windows Eventlogs reports nothing connected to the problem.
The hardware setup is this:
CPU: Intel Core i7 860 (hyperthreading enabled in BIOS)
Motherboard: Asus P7P55D-E LX
Memory: 2x4 GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz
GPU: XFX Radeon HD5770 XT 1GB GDDR5
Power supply unit: Cooler Master Silent PRO ATX12V 2.3 600W
Harddisks: 3 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB (no raid)
Case: Antec P183
Case fans: Akasa Apache Black 120mm (replaced the built in)
CPU fan: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 PRO REV.2
The operating system is Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit. There is no overclocking done at the CPU. I use the MSI Afterburner to lower the GPU fan speed somewhat to decrease noise.
Things that I have tried to verify:
I have run the Windows offline Memtest, it reported no errors. Also several times loaded programs (VMs) that filled nearly the whole memory and had them running for days.
I have tested the CPU with Prime95 running 8-10 hours at maximum stress with no problems.
I have verified the CPU temperatures with Cpuid Hardware Monitor and they are on average at 40 C.
I have run both online CHKDSK tests of the disks and also a very extensive offline, with no reported errors. The test included checking each sector for errors. The disks has also been stressed by running performance tools like IOmeter in Windows.
The resets has happened just a few times, and the computer could be one for a week without any problems, so it is quite infrequent. I can no see no pattern at all.